Mid-Career MSIM
For professionals who have been working in an information field for three or more years, the Information School offers the Mid-Career MSIM program, tailored to meet the needs of busy working professionals. Classes are held Friday evenings and during the day on Saturdays, and use work-centered projects to allow students to bring their new-found knowledge immediately into the workplace. Students in the Mid-Career MSIM program come from a variety of organizations, including Boeing, Microsoft, the Seattle Times, AOL, Washington State Department of Transportation, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Starbucks, among many others.
Students in the Mid-Career MSIM program complete a minimum of 47 credits, structured around the following general degree plan. For information on projected course schedules and quarterly time schedules, please go to, http://www.ischool.washington.edu/courses/schedules.aspx.
Mid-Career Curriculum: Year 1
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| Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
| Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
| The Information Management Framework (IMT500) |
1 |
Organization of Information and Resources (IMT530) |
4 |
Information Services and Resources (IMT520) |
4 |
| Human Aspects of Information Systems (IMT510) |
4 |
Management of Information Organizations (IMT580) |
4 |
Information Structures Using XML (INFX542) or Relational Database Design (INFX543)* |
4 |
| Design methods for Interaction and Systems (IMT540) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Total Year 1 Credits |
9 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
Mid-Career Curriculum: Year 2
|
| Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
| Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
| Information and the Management of Change (IMT581) |
3 |
Policy, Law, and Ethics in Information Management (IMT550) |
3 |
Capstone: Stakeholders, Information, and Technology (IMT595) |
3 |
| Elective |
4 |
Capstone (IMT589) |
2 |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
4
|
|
|
| Total Year 2 Credits |
7 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
Total Degree Credits |
Minimum 47 |